The grand finale of the third edition of Miss Diva was held on October 14, 2015. 16 contestants vied for the title and the chance to represent India at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Urvashi Rautela was crowned Miss Diva 2015, while Natasha Assadi and Naveli Deshmukh were crowned 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively. The pageant was aired on Romedy Now from 12 October to 18 October 2015. It was also telecast on Zoom and Zee Cafe.
Urvashi Rautela represented India at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant held on December 20, 2015 in the United States.
Participants Finalists Contestant Age Height State Status Aarushi Sharma 19 Delhi Aileena Catherine Amon 23 Kerala Top 6 Aishwarya Dhavale 20 Maharashtra Top 6 Ankita Thite 23 Maharashtra Hemali Soni 19 Maharashtra Top 6 Hida Siddique 26 Delhi Nancy Gupta 26 Himachal Pradesh Natasha Assadi 23 Bangalore 1st Runner Up Naveli Deshmukh 19 Maharashtra 2nd Runner Up Simran Khandelwal 19 Madhya Pradesh Urvashi Rautela 21 Uttarakhand Winner
Preliminary round Contestant Age Height State Status Rashi Yadav 23 New Delhi Eliminated in Episode 2 Shivani Shetty 21 Maharashtra Eliminated in Episode 3 Apoorva Sharma 22 Rajasthan Eliminated in Episode 3 Pooja Bisht 26 Uttarakhand Eliminated in Episode 4 Shivani Jadhav 19 Chhattisgarh Eliminated in Episode 5
Judges Irrfan Khan, Indian actor Kangana Ranaut, Indian actress and model Lara Dutta, Indian actress, model and Miss Universe 2000 Nikhil Mehra, Indian fashion designer Shantanu Mehra, Indian fashion designer Vikas Bahl, Indian film producer, screenwriter and director
Crossovers & Returnees
Miss Diva 2021: Naveli Deshmukh (Unplaced)
Femina Miss India 2019: Shivani Jadhav(Miss India Grand International 2019) 2015: Naveli Deshmukh(TOP 10)
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